Curious about the “near coastal” regs for the USCG master’s experience requirement. It references “Ocean” waters, for example not being a bay.
Would by stretch the PNW cruising grounds from San Juan’s to Alaska count?
“The definition of “coastal waters” is contained in 33 C.F.R. § 175.105(b). “Coastal waters” includes the waters of the Great Lakes, the territorial seas of the United States, and:
Those waters directly connected to the Great Lakes and territorial seas (i.e., bays, sounds, harbors, rivers, inlets, etc.) where any entrance exceeds 2 nautical miles between opposite shorelines to the first point where the largest distance between shorelines narrows to 2 miles, as shown on the current edition of the appropriate National Ocean Service chart used for navigation. Shorelines of islands or points of land present within a waterway are considered when determining the distance between opposite shorelines.”
Would by stretch the PNW cruising grounds from San Juan’s to Alaska count?
“The definition of “coastal waters” is contained in 33 C.F.R. § 175.105(b). “Coastal waters” includes the waters of the Great Lakes, the territorial seas of the United States, and:
Those waters directly connected to the Great Lakes and territorial seas (i.e., bays, sounds, harbors, rivers, inlets, etc.) where any entrance exceeds 2 nautical miles between opposite shorelines to the first point where the largest distance between shorelines narrows to 2 miles, as shown on the current edition of the appropriate National Ocean Service chart used for navigation. Shorelines of islands or points of land present within a waterway are considered when determining the distance between opposite shorelines.”